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Application of radiation grafted waste polypropylene fabric for the effective removal of Cu (II) and Cr (III) ions

  • Md. Nabul Sardar , Nazia Rahman EMAIL logo , Shahnaz Sultana and Nirmal Chandra Dafader
Published/Copyright: January 3, 2022
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Journal of Polymer Engineering
From the journal Journal of Polymer Engineering Volume 42 Issue 3

Abstract

This study focuses on the adsorption of hazardous Cr (III) and Cu (II) ions from aqueous solution by applying modified waste polypropylene (PP) fabric as an adsorbent. Pre-irradiation technique was performed for grafting of sodium styrene sulfonate (SSS) and acrylic acid (AAc) onto the PP fabric. The monomer containing 8% SSS and 16% AAc in water was used. Graft yield at 30 kGy radiation dose was 390% when 4% NaCl was added as additive. The prepared adsorbent was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) and dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). The influences of different parameters including pH, contact time, temperature and initial metal ion concentration were also investigated. The equilibrium adsorption data were better fitted to the Langmuir isotherm model with maximum monolayer adsorption capacity 384.62 mg/g for Cr (III) and 188.68 mg/g for Cu (II) ions. The kinetic data were better explained by pseudo first-order kinetic model having good matching between the experimental and theoretical adsorption capacity. The adsorption process was spontaneous, endothermic and thermodynamically feasible. Furthermore, investigation of desorption of metal ions and reuse of the adsorbent suggesting that the adsorbent is an efficient and alternative material in the removal of Cr (III) and Cu (II) from aqueous media.

Keywords: adsorption; grafting; kinetic model; Langmuir isotherm; pre-irradiation
Corresponding author: Nazia Rahman, Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry Division, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the technical support from the International Atomic Energy Commission (IAEA) to carry out this study. We also wish to thank Gamma Source Division of Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment for providing irradiation facility.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2021-06-06
Accepted: 2021-11-12
Published Online: 2022-01-03
Published in Print: 2022-03-28

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